Urashiki stood atop the Wood Golem's head, looking down at the golden beast struggling in vain like an insect trapped in amber, and at the tiny yet tenacious figures inside it. His eyes were ice-cold.
"Disappear." His verdict was calm. All ten of the Wood Golem's arms unleashed one final crushing force, powerful enough to snap a mountain range in two!
The golden Nine-Tails' Chakra body made a faint sound under the strain, like glass about to shatter.
Just as the ten colossal wooden arms were about to crush it completely!
A hand suddenly caught Boruto from behind. He spun around to see Uchiha Hikari smiling brilliantly, her spinning Mangekyō Sharingan fixed on him.
It was as though she had poured all her trust, all their bonds, and that newly awakened desire to fight side by side into her outstretched hand.
Without a word, Boruto gripped her hand tight!
The instant their hands met, a connection far beyond Chakra resonance sprang into being!
It was their fierce desire to protect each other and their companions, born in a moment of desperation!
"We'll beat him together!" they growled in unison, their voices merging as one.
Boom!!!
Outside, the golden Nine-Tails, still caught in the crushing grip, suddenly erupted with a blood-red radiance!
The light seeped out from within its Chakra, rapidly condensing and taking shape! First came bones, then muscle, and finally a majestic suit of armor.
Susanoo armor formed around the Nine-Tails' Chakra in an instant!
The Nine-Tails now wore an indestructible suit of Susanoo armor wreathed in streaming red energy flames. It had become an unprecedented Susanoo Nine-Tails!
"What?!" Urashiki's pupils shrank.
"Roar!!!" Clad in red Susanoo armor, the Nine-Tails' strength and defense surged exponentially! It threw back its head and roared loud enough to split stone, its bound